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Anglo-Saxon

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bat

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dele, and see batt

scrín

(n.)
Grammar
scrín, es; n.
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And. 38, 8: 44, 19

ge-défe

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Gedéfum debitis, congruis, 139, 72. of persons. righteous, good Æðele láreów, árfæst and gedéfe, Hml. Th. i. 596, 32. Manige hálge and gedéfe wítgan wǽran ǽr Sancte Ióhanne, Bl. H. 161, 12.

ge-líffæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstan, ge-líffæstian; p. ge-líffæste, ge-líffæstade; pp. ge-líffæst, ge-líffæsted.
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Th. 40, 2. to make active, quicken Sóna seó unwæstmfæstnes fram him fleáh, and sóna heora ylda gelíffæsted wæs and geleáfa, and seó clǽnnes onféng, 61.

hálwende

(v.; adj.)
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Hálwe[n]dne lǽcedóm saluberrimum malagma, An. Ox. 374. conducive to well-being Scildend þára hálwendra (þǽre hǽlo, Ps. Th.) Crístes his pretector salutarium xp̃i sui, Ps. Vos. Srt. 27, 8. Hálwende prosperos (successus ), An.

gremian

(v.)
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Gremedan irritabant i. prouocabant (venenatos aspidum rictus ), An. Ox. 4478: Wrt.

BOLCA

(n.)
Grammar
BOLCA, an; m.

The gangway of a shipforus navisthe cargo of a ship

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Th. 467; B. 231: Andr. Kmbl. 1203; An. 602. He on bolcan sæt he sat on the gangway, 610: An. 305

ge-mǽnsumian

(v.)
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Ic on þǽre cyrcan þæs Drihtlican líchaman and his blódes gemǽnsumode, Hml. S. 23 b, 627. Gemǽnsumeden heó þæs líchaman úres Drihtnes, 113. Gemǽnsumigende gerýnse[s] communicans sacramentum (Dominicum), An.

Linked entry: -mǽnsumian

Cynríc

(n.)
Grammar
Cynríc, es; m.

Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. vCynrīcus

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D. ccccxcv, cóman twegen ealdormen on Brytene, Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu, mid v scipum on ðone stede ðe is gecweden Cerdices óra, and ðý ilcan dæge hie gefuhtan wið Wealum here, A.

galluc

(n.)
Grammar
galluc, galloc, gallac, es; m.

The plant comfreysymphy̆tum officĭnāle,

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The plant comfrey; symphy̆tum officĭnāle, Lin Ðeós wyrt, ðe man confirmam, and óðrum naman galluc nemneþ, biþ cenned on mórum and on feldum, and eác on mǽdum this herb, which is called confirma, and by another name comfrey, is produced on moors and in

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Dǽlan somwist incre [Hagar and Sarah], Cd. 104; Th. 137, 27; Gen. 2280. Fyllaþ eorþan incre [Adam and Eve] cynne, 10; Th. 13, 4; Gen. 197

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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DRY; siccus, arĭdus Se wind blǽwþ norþan and eástan, heálíc, and ceald, and swíðe drige [dríe MSS. P. L.] the wind blows from the north-east, violent, and cold, and very dry, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 18, 8; Lchdm. iii. 276, 6.

ge-warenian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 326, 42. used reflexively, to be on one's guard, take heed Hí swícað þám preóste búton hé hine gewarnige, Angl. viii. 333, 2. Ic eów warnige ... ꝥ gé eów gewarnion, and geornlíce gýmon hwǽr se móna beó, 329, 20. <b>II a.

heord-rǽden

Grammar
heord-rǽden, heord-rǽdenn.

watching overa guardwatch

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Th. ii. 150, 33. a guard, watch, persons or things that guard Neorxnawanges get is gehealden þurh engla þénunge and fýrene hyrdrǽdene, Angl. vii. 30, 288. Sete, Drihten, heordrǽdene mínum móðe. Hml. S. 30, 209.

Linked entries: hird-ness hird-ræden

HÚSEL

(n.)
Grammar
HÚSEL, húsul, húsl, es; n.

The HOUSELthe Eucharist

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bread and wine for housel . . . and said of the bread he had blessed : 'This is my body,' and of the hallowed wine : 'This is my blood' . . .

Linked entry: húsl

ceolas

(n.)
Grammar
ceolas, pl. m.

Cold winds, coldanræ frigidæ, frigus

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Cold winds, cold; anræ frigidæ, frigus Ðec ceolas weorþian Fæder, forst and snáw thee, O Father, cold winds adore, frost and snow, Exon. 54b; Th. 192, 9; Az. 103

eorþ-tyrewa

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-tyrewa, an; m. [tyrwa tar]

Earth-tar, asphalte bĭtūmen

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Earth-tar, asphalte; bĭtūmen Se weall is geworht of tigelan and eorþtyrewan the wall [of Babylon] is built with bricks and earth-tar, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 25

Linked entry: tirwa

fætelsian

(v.)
Grammar
fætelsian, p. ode; pp. od

To put into a vesselin vas infundĕre

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To put into a vessel; in vas infundĕre Fætelsa and heald hyt put it into a vessel and preserve it, Med. ex Qadr. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 328, 17

gærs-cíþ

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-cíþ, es; m.

A blade of grassgrāmĭnis germen

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A blade of grass; grāmĭnis germen Gærstapan cómon and frǽton ealle ða gærscíþas locusts came and ate up all the blades of grass, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 29, 42

hider-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
hider-weard, adj.

Hitherwardin this direction

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Hitherward, in this direction Hie ǽr fætte wǽron and beóþ hiderwearde they were before fat and are still disposed this way, L. M. 2, 36; Lchdm. ii. 242, 5. : —